Tuesday, December 17, 2013

You have brought us a year of joy, excitement and filled our
hearts with love.

It was the biggest anticipation waiting for your birth. And
you decided to show up late. 12 days late. And mummy’s belly got bigger and
bigger. The 24 hours leading to your birth was an excruciating wait and when
the doctor finally pulled you out and we heard your loud cry, that was the best
moment in our lives. You were perfect in every way.

Your eyes were opened the moment you were born and your eyes
were bright and never missed a thing. They still are. They tell us all babies
slept for 10 hours. But not you my dear son. You were awake every hour for your
feeding and loved to be held in our arms. In fact, that was the only time you
slept. You did not like to be wrapped up and liked your arms and legs free. And
those strong legs of yours could really kick. You were also very tall. 21
inches at birth. And 9 pounds.

You had both sets of grandparents wrapped around your little
finger. You loved talking (blabbering) to them especially to Kung Kung every
morning.

Your first words were Baba, Mama, Dada, La, Mek.. You would
say Ba (for bus) each time the school bus came by. Baba (for your milk bottle),
Ah Mer (for Summer the doggie) and Ber (for bear). You loved Aspen the Owl that
Godma Fiona gave you. And you went to sleep each night with your Goodnight Moon
Bunny Lovey (you named him Tata). We would read Goodnight Moon together every night.. over and over
again.

And Flashcards. You were curious why the circle, orange and
ball all looked alike but were named differently. It was always a joy to see
how your little mind worked.

Your laughter is probably the best. That little chuckle
warms my heart and the way you raise your eyebrows is too cute. Everyone says
you looked like a little man the minute you were born.

You first rolled over at 10 weeks old. Sat up at 5 months.
And took your first steps on November 8 – around 11.5 months old.

You will eat anything pureed but will gag at just about
anything not pureed or textured, but you will eat puffs, rice crackers and
saltine crackers and even a couple of potato chips. So I think we have to work
on this eating activity with you some.

The zoo was your first roadtrip adventure with your cousins,
grandparents and Aunt. And your first weeklong vacation without Mommy and Daddy
was to the Tennessee mountains and to Dollywood.

We went to the beach this summer. You enjoyed the early
morning walks with Mommy by the beach and being carried in the Ergo. The
cousins adored you and always wanted to play with you. But you did not want
your feet in the sand, nor in the water.

You had the little cyst on your ear removed on September 20.
Mommy could not sleep all night even though it was just a little surgery. You
were so brave going in. But was not happy after the surgery. With all the tubes
sticking into you, that is not fun at all.

Por Por got to come back for a 5 months visit to spend time
with you watching you grow.

You love watching other children play. And always gave a
smile to strangers at the grocery store or in restaurants. You laughed at the
employee in Costco who was arranging meat in the freezer.

When we say “love love”, you will touch your forehead to
ours and you give the best hugs.

You love looking at yourself in the mirror. And you think
the snot sucker is funny. You will watch videos of yourself laughing over and
over again and burst into uncontrollable giggles each time. Cutest thing ever.

Riding in the red wagon is one of your favorite activities
with your Paw Paw. Paw Paw also made you a swing and you enjoyed it so much,
even in the cold.

For Halloween, you were supposed to be a giraffe but you had
a fit when we put the costume on you so you went as Calvin and Hobbes and rode
in your red wagon.

On your first birthday, Mommy planned a cupcake themed party
with family and our friends, The Austins. We tried to get you to taste your
very first cake but you would not even touch it. A poke was all we got from
you. And that is okay.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Today we had to say goodbye to Trouble. It was so hard.
He was 20 years and 7 months old.
Even though I only had 7 years with this cat, he became my buddy real quick. Smart, funny, a great communicator and a total brat. That's not all. He sat with me all day when I was sick. He woke me up when I fell asleep downstairs in front of the TV and led me upstairs to bed. There was always a warm spot at the foot of my side of the bed, and he would let me put my feet under the covers under him during winter to keep them warm. He kept me sane when the husband was out of town, which was every week.

Now, my feet will always be cold. But I will always have wonderful memories of the only cat that has kept my heart warm these seven years.

And I thank you for being Jason's best friend for the past 20 years. You made our family complete.

I hope they have your favorite flavor of Greenies up in cat heaven.

I miss you Trouble. I just wished I could pet your head for one last time....Goodbye my feline friend.

About Me

I enjoy the simple things in life.. smiles, laughter and the smell of rain. I want to see more of this world we live in.. be it on a ship, boat, donkey or yacht.
And this is where I keep my ramblings as they've gotten too numerous to store in my head.